Deuteronomy 12:1

These are the statutes and the regulations which ye must observe to do, in the land which Yahweh the God of thy fathers hath given unto thee, to possess it,—all the days that ye are living upon the soil:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.

In Context

2Ye must utterly destroy, all the places where the nations whom ye are dispossessing have served their gods,—Upon the high mountains And upon the hills, And under every green tree;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 3:18So I commanded you, at that time saying,—Yahweh your God hath given unto you this land to possess it, armed, shall ye pass over before your brethren the sons of Israel all the sons of valour,

Deuteronomy 4:5See! I have taught you statutes, and regulations, as Yahweh my God commanded me,—that ye should do so, in the midst of the land whereinto ye are entering to possess it.

Deuteronomy 4:19or lest thou shouldest lift up thine eyes towards the heavens and see the sun and the moon, and the stars—all the host of the heavens, and shouldest be seduced, and shouldest bow thyself down to them and he led to serve them,—the which Yahweh thy God hath assigned unto all the peoples under all the heavens;

Deuteronomy 5:1Then called Moses unto all Israel and said unto them—Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the regulations, which I am speaking in your ears to-day,—so shall ye learn them, and observe to do them.

Deuteronomy 12:19Take heed to thyself, lest thou forsake the Levite,—all thy days upon thy soil.

Job 7:1Is there not a warfare to a mortal, upon earth? And, as the days of a hireling, are not his days?

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:1

Moses at this chapter comes to the particular statues which he had to give in charge to Israel, and he begins with those which relate to the worship of God, and particularly those which explain the second commandment, about which God is in a special manner jealous. I. They must utterly destroy all relics and remains of idolatry, ver. 1-3 . II. They must keep close to the tabernacle, ver. 4, 5 . The former precept was intended to prevent all false worship, the latter to preserve the worship God had instituted. By… Read the whole commentary →

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